The inside scoop on research revealing gaps in farmworker COVID-19 prevention policies

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Farmworkers were among the most essential and at-risk workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. RESPIRAR’s newly published research in PLOS One takes a close look at Oregon’s COVID-19 response, revealing how targeted farmworker protections compared to broader worker safety policies.

RESPIRAR’s research, recently published in PLOS One journal, examines Oregon’s COVID-19 response, revealing findings about the effectiveness of farmworker-specific policies compared to broader worker protections.

Led by Devon Payne-Sturges, professor of Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, and project biostatistician Raul Cruz-Cano of Indiana University, the study uncovered some unexpected findings.

Continue reading to hear Payne-Sturges discuss what the team discovered and what it could mean for protecting farmworkers’ health in the future in a Q&A with the University of Michigan School of Public Health.

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